So I just want to confirm a few details, I am making a new build for my brother for his Christmas/Birthday present, I don't have much of a budget and just wanted to confirm a few details and get recommendations before I go ahead and order. This is what I have designed/built at present and some details

Build type: Gaming PCUsage: Medium/low heavy. Not full eye candy required, moderate gaming able to play current titles with med settings but will last a little while.Budget: Since this is out of my pocket I am going for a budget of £300.00 GBP (with some leway) excluding GFX as he will have my hand me down Sapphire HD5850 toxic (maybe crossfire)

So I just want to confirm a few details, I am making a new build for my brother for his Christmas/Birthday present, I don't have much of a budget and just wanted to confirm a few details and get recommendations before I go ahead and order. This is what I have designed/built at present and some details

Build type: Gaming PCUsage: Medium/low heavy. Not full eye candy required, moderate gaming able to play current titles with med settings but will last a little while.Budget: Since this is out of my pocket I am going for a budget of £300.00 GBP (with some leway) excluding GFX as he will have my hand me down Sapphire HD5850 toxic (maybe crossfire)

Thanks, that looks beast, think I'll go for the 6100 (more than enough and is a Black edition so can OC with the multipliers easily) (if I need to OC it)

Any other suggestions, all in all she does seem a solid rig.

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As previously said, a power supply is not something you want to skimp out on. Use a reputable brand such as Antec, Seasonic, Corsair, etc. And also, this is just personal preference, but I would recommend a WD drive, as they are far more reliable than a Seagate.

As previously said, a power supply is not something you want to skimp out on. Use a reputable brand such as Antec, Seasonic, Corsair, etc. And also, this is just personal preference, but I would recommend a WD drive, as they are far more reliable than a Seagate.

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I knew I forgot something, I decided to swap the PSU out, I have used/heard of powercool before but decided to go with a brand I know and love.

Swapping the PSU out for a Coolermaster series, I use CM myself and know/love their PSU's

With regards to the RAM I think I can swap out for the £2 without changing the case, it's not breaking the bank, plus I got a deal on a PSU so will get it under budget,

I'm tempted to buy the mobo/processor and swap it out with mine and give him the hand-me-downs :/ but in al seriousness I made some revisions, checked against the two largest suppliers in the UK for computer parts and created side by side price lists.

Some variations between the two etc but a price drop and performance increase with a modest price increase.

If I do say so myself that is a kick ass rig for a LOW LOW price.

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REVISION Supplier: ebuyer.com

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PRICE:

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CASE: £31.95 CIT Vantage case + 4 x 120mm case fans

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MOBO: £58.75 MSI 970 G46

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CPU: £114.77 AMD FX 8120 3.1ghz x 8 cores

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RAM: £35.99 Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600

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HDD: £77.99 Seagate 1TB Barracuda 64MB Cache

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DVD: £11.06 Samsung DVD R/W

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PSU: £46.95 Coolermaster GX 600W PSU

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Total: £377.46

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REVISION Supplier: scan.co.UK

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PRICE:

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CASE: £29.98 CIT Jupiter V2 2x 120mm case fans

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MOBO: £57.56 MSI 970 G46

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CPU: £117.37 AMD FX 8120 3.1ghz x 8 cores

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RAM: £30.96 Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600

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HDD: £53.33 Seagate 1TB Barracude 64MB Cache

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DVD: £12.95 Samsung DVD R/W

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PSU: £52.32 Corsair CX 600W PSU

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Total: £354.47

I am thinking of keeping the vantage case and order the rest from scan, I am unsure about the Mobo as I have usually used ASUS and personally steer clear of Gigabyte due to a bad experience BUT I following recommendations I will use them again

I'm tempted to buy the mobo/processor and swap it out with mine and give him the hand-me-downs :/ but in al seriousness I made some revisions, checked against the two largest suppliers in the UK for computer parts and created side by side price lists.

Some variations between the two etc but a price drop and performance increase with a modest price increase.

If I do say so myself that is a kick ass rig for a LOW LOW price.

Column 1

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REVISION Supplier:

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2

PRICE:

3

CASE: £31.95 CIT Vantage case + 4 x 120mm case fans

4

MOBO: £58.75 MSI 970 G46

5

CPU: £114.77 AMD FX 8120 3.1ghz x 8 cores

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RAM: £35.99 Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600

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HDD: £77.99 Seagate 1TB Barracuda 64MB Cache

8

DVD: £11.06 Samsung DVD R/W

9

PSU: £46.95 Coolermaster GX 600W PSU

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11

Total: £377.46

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REVISION Supplier:

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15

PRICE:

16

CASE: £29.98 CIT Jupiter V2 2x 120mm case fans

17

MOBO: £57.56 MSI 970 G46

18

CPU: £117.37 AMD FX 8120 3.1ghz x 8 cores

19

RAM: £30.96 Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600

20

HDD: £53.33 Seagate 1TB Barracude 64MB Cache

21

DVD: £12.95 Samsung DVD R/W

22

PSU: £52.32 Corsair CX 600W PSU

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Total: £354.47

I am thinking of keeping the vantage case and order the rest from scan, I am unsure about the Mobo as I have usually used ASUS and personally steer clear of Gigabyte due to a bad experience BUT I following recommendations I will use them again

Not used Silverstone myself, I know CM/Corsair PSU's personally so not experience, better safe than sorry

I wont be ordering at once, it will be a bulk order all at once in a week or so when I order my 7970 for my rig,

I know the prices are/slash change due to offers

Right, I wanna step down on the CPU, my brother doesn't need a 8 CORE CPU and I would rather safe some cash, which CPU's would you recommend for moderate gaming and think it is a bit overkill, I mean if it were my own rig, yeah but it isn't

Right, I wanna step down on the CPU, my brother doesn't need a 8 CORE CPU and I would rather safe some cash, which CPU's would you recommend for moderate gaming and think it is a bit overkill, I mean if it were my own rig, yeah but it isn't

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Fair enough. Get the 6 core, bit reluctant on the x6 1045 because aren't unlocked and generally don't overclock as high as the Piledriver and Bulldozer variants.

Do not Buy that PSU its garbage
get something quality from either corsiar antec Be quiet NZXT OCZ
the power supply is not something you cheap out on cheap power supplys blow up and they tend to take everything else with it when they go